Wednesday, March 9, 2011

decisive moment photography has sometimes been described as "early journalism", and these pictures help support that statement.


this photo, artist unknown, was taken seconds after a man crashed his motorcycle. i enjoy the photo because the workers seem to be frantic, attempting to save the man and cutting him from his clothes, while the two people standing more towards the bottom and top of the photo are relatively still. 


this is an award winning photo by j. scott applewhites of bill clinton moments before he told the world he had lied about having an affair. it shows how photography can capture feeling.


this is a photo by robert capa, that tugs at your heartstrings. the man was captured at the moment he had been shot, and ultimately the moment he died. the photo is so powerful because of the moment the artist chose to photograph.

this is a photo by an artist named cecilia halling. i think this is a great concept for a surreal photo, and it makes me wonder how this photo was created.


the artist of this photo is unknown, but i love it because it also has a great concept. it looks as if at any given moment, the knives could fall on the model.


this photo's artist is also unknown. the photo not only interests me because of the large amount of action, but it makes me question the narrative. why is a horse storming through a work office? also, if the horse is only the work of digital manipulation, it makes this photo that much more incredible.